Snow Bowl (1985)

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Snow Bowl
Lambeau Field with parked cars and people in the foreground
Lambeau Field, shown here in 1998, was the site of the Snow Bowl.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(2–10)		 Green Bay Packers
(5–7)
0 21
Head coach:
Leeman Bennett		 Head coach:
Forrest Gregg
1234 Total
TB 0000 0
GB 0777 21
DateDecember 1, 1985
StadiumLambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
RefereeBen Dreith
Attendance19,856
TV in the United States
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersJim Hill and John Dockery

The Snow Bowl is the name of a National Football League (NFL) game played on December 1, 1985, between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Green Bay Packers. Played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, it is well known for its poor weather conditions, including heavy snow before and during the game. Only 19,856 were in attendance, with over 36,000 "no-shows", the most in Packers history (though due to the game selling out well in advance, it was not blacked out on local television, nor has any Packers home game since 1973 been blacked out, with one exception, due to a sell-out streak dating back to the early 1960s). About two-thirds of the stadium was empty. 12 inches (30 cm) of snow fell before the game and another 4 to 5 inches (10 to 13 cm) fell during the game.[1][2][3]

The game itself saw the Packers dominate the Buccaneers en route to a 21–0 victory. Despite four turnovers, the Packers offense gained 512 total yards on 31 first downs, with the Buccaneers recording only 65 yards on 5 first downs.[4] Packers wide receiver James Lofton received passes totaling over 100 yards from quarterback Lynn Dickey by halftime. Packers defensive end Alphonso Carreker sacked Buccaneers quarterback and future Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee Steve Young a then team-record four times.[5] It was Young's second game in the league after he left the USFL.

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1985 Week 13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 000
Packers 0 7 7721

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C), snow
  • Game attendance: 19,856
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Hill and John Dockery
  • Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com[6]
Game information

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Packers 21, Bucs 0, Snow 16". The New York Times. United Press International. December 2, 195. p. C3. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Lea, Bud (December 1, 1985). "Bucs can't weather Packers". Milwaukee Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ DeCastro, Phil (January 21, 2021). "NFC Championship wouldn't be the first snowy Packers-Bucs game". Fox11Online.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "1985 Green Bay Packers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Reischel, Bob (February 13, 2002). "Carreker's play never lived up to hype". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers - December 1st, 1985". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
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